Deep State Radio

The Talibanization of the Supreme Court

The midnight decision of the Supreme Court that basically allowed a technicality to sweep aside the constitutional right to an…

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Here, Right Matters…or Does It?: A Conversation with Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman

Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman knew when he went into the Trump White House to work on the National Security Council…

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America’s 2000 Yard Stare: Coping With Crises Closing in on All Sides

COVID. Wildfires in the west. Hurricanes in the Gulf and storms in the East. A women’s right to choose under…

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I Alone Can Fix It: A Conversation with Carol Leonnig

A lot of books have been written about Donald Trump and the Trump years president.  Few have evoked the almost surreal…

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As We Approach the Afghanistan Deadline: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

It has been difficult to have a serious, balanced conversation about what the U.S. and this administration has done right…

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Why Did Trump Turn Away Our Afghan Allies?

The reason the crowds thronging the outskirts of the airport in Kabul were so large was in part due to…

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Rothkopf vs. the Washington Hivemind (a Reasonable Debate)

An episode in which we bring to life the debate that even the best of friends can have over the…

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Afghanistan Special Report: Where Do We Go from Here and What Lessons Can We Draw?

The heart-rending scenes from Kabul Airport are now seared into our collective consciousness. The 20 year war in Afghanistan has…

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America in a Moment of Grave Peril: A Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson

We are at a watershed in our history. Some days it feels like justice and accountability are gaining ground and…

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Public Health is Far More Than Just COVID: A Conversation with Dr. Leana Wen

The vast majority of gains in life expectancy during the past century have been due not to miracle cures but…

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The World is on Fire. Will We Have to Wait for a New Generation to Address the Crisis?

The UN has put out a climate report that is devastating in its conclusions. They call it a “code red…

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There’s a Mountain of Evidence Against Trump & His Coup Coconspirators. But Will DoJ Do Anything About It?

Slowly, thanks to Congressional information requests and court cases, hard evidence is emerging about the way the former president and…

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We’re Clueless Until We Overreact: America’s Foreign Policy History in a Nutshell

Face it, since George Washington, for all the glamor and intrigue the rest of the world may hold, Americans would…

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What Next for the 1/6 Commission…and for the Resurgent COVID Epidemic

On this special super-sized (hour-long) edition of Deep State Radio we review the auspicious launch of the January 6th Commission…

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The End of an Era in US Foreign Policy: Is that a Good Thing?

With the decision by the Biden Administration to pull the last troops out of Afghanistan and the last combat troops…

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Another Lost Decade for Latin America?

It is a paradox of international relations that U.S. neighbors in the Western Hemisphere have two primary complaints about U.S. relations with…

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“Dying is Easy, Democracy is Hard”

It is said that an old actor on his deathbed once said, “Dying is easy.  Comedy is hard.”  Whether that…

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Nightmare Scenario: A Stark Behind the Scenes Look at How Trump Mishandled the Pandemic

Estimates now say 900,000 Americans died as a consequence of the COVID pandemic.  But estimates suggest 40-90 percent of those…

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What Grade Does the Country Get on Holding the Trumpists Accountable for the January 6th Coup Attempt?

Congressman Eric Swalwell has been one of the leading voices in the US Congress demanding that the former president and…

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Are We on the Road to Political Apartheid in the US?

The most recent Supreme Court decisions remind us that on our current path voter suppression and more power be given…

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